Collar.



J. L. MURPHY.

COLLAR.

APPLICATION FILED OCT. 9. 1917.

Patented Dec. 3, I918.

imas L. Mir ob J'ES I1. MURPHY, OF CHICAGO, ILLINOIS.

COLL.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented bet. a, mi.

Application filed October 9, 1917. Serial No. 195,596.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, JAMES L. Mtmrrir, a

citizen of the United States, residing at Chicago, in the county of Cook and State of Illinois, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Collars, of which the followingois a description.

My invention relates to that general class of articles known as wearing apparel and particularly to collars. It relates especially to what are ordinarily known as soft collars, and has among its objects the production of a collar of the kind described that is simple, convenient, comfortable, attractive, durable, eflicient and. satisfactory. It-has particularly as an object the production of a collar which, though soft, will keep its shape at the front and back and not wrinkle, which will always fit perfectly, which will-be of light weight, and one in which the necktie will pull or slide easily without binding. It has as an additional object the production of a collar which may be easily and perfectly laundried and be durable or of long life. Many other objects and advantagesof the collar herein shown and described will be obvious to those skilled in the art from disclosureherein given.

To this end my invention consists in the novel construction, arrangement and combination of .parts herein shown and described, and more particularly pointed out in the claims.

In the drawings, wherein like reference characters indlcate llke or correspondmg parts,

Figure 1 is a perspective view of my improved form of collar, a portion at the back broken away;

Fig. 2 is a view in elevation of the support or foundation;

Fig. 3 is a view'in elevation of a portion of the collar, the parts turned back to show the construction l Fig. i is a sectional view taken substantially on line 41 of Fig. 3; and

Fig. 5 isa perspective and partial sectional view of a portion of the collar secured to the neck band.

Referring to the drawings, 1 represents the inner part or band of the collar which is formed with ends 2 and 3 arranged to overlap, the same having button holes 4 and 5 adjacent the lower edge arranged to enga e the collar button at the front of the shirt and.

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The same is also provided with a collar button hole intermediate the ends for attachment at the back of the neck on the shirt band. In addition to the button holes 4: and 5, I provide cooperating fasteners 6 and 7, preferably the ball and sockettype, so that the two ends of the collar part lrmay be secured together near the upper edges and maintained in place.

The part or band 1 is provided with an outer or rolled over part 8 of the desired size and shape or style, this varying in different collars to meet the individual preferences. On the inner side of the part 8, ad jacent each end, are provided pockets 9, and the pocket 10 is also provided at the back intermediate the two ends. It. is of course obvious that the edges of the part 8 may be turned in to provide a finish and part 8, as well as part 1, may be made of the desired number of plies or lined as may be preferred. The make-up of the collar in this respect is immaterial. It may be mentioned, however, that if the'collar is constructed substantially as shown, the same may be made of less material and without extra plies or stiffening other than that hereinafter referred to.

As shown, I provide-a supporting memher or foundation 11 (see Fig. :2), which is preferably made of pyralin, celluloid or the equivalent for the purpose that Will not rust or corrode. The same is preferably formed in the shape of a strip with the ends of greater width as at 12, and to reduce the. weight as well as to increase the flexibility it may be cut out at the ends as at 13. The part 11 is also provided with a depending part 14 at the center arranged to fit intothe pocket 10. In use, the support 11 is positioned as most clearly shown in Fig. 3 as well as in the dotted lines in Fig. 1, with the ends 12 positioned in the pockets 9 and part 14: in the pocket 10, after which the collar may be folded or the outer part rolled over as shown in Fig. 1, and the same is ready for band. I The usual tie loops may be provided if desired, When used, they may be placed on the part 8, or if preferred on part 1.

I When it is desired to launderthe collar, the

always keeps its shape and does not become wrinkled or bent, although because of its flexibility it Will give, and owing to its resilience then return to its desired normal position. The same is extremely comfort-able and especially attractive, and always looks presentable. The support 11 does not show nor does it come in contact with the neck of the wearer, and will not rust or corrode and discolor the collar. It is easily and quickly removed or replaced when the collar is laundried, and the collar being of light "weight and'of'a minimum amount of material, may, be laundried easily and quickly dried. It will be particularly noticed that with this construction the collar always fits and will not stretch and that it is always the same size.- The reason for this is that if a button and. button hole were placed at the top instead of the fasteners 6 and 7, while the material might not give, the button hole could stretch and-as the button pulled, the material at that pointrmightstretch. consequently the collar gradually would be larger or looser. The fasteners shown, however, operateto .give a collar always of the same size and main'tainit in'place, with the front and rear of the collar always maintained uprigllit andpresentable. r I aving thus described my iny'ention, it is obvious that various immaterial modifications may be. made in the same without, departingfrom the "spirit of my invention,

ence I do not wish to be understood as limiting myself to the exact form,construetion, arrangement and combination of parts herein shown and describedor uses mentioned.

What I claim as new and desire to secure by Letters Patent is 1. In a collar of the kind described and in combination, a collar consisting of an inner part arranged for attachment at the lower edge to a shirt band and rolled over at its upper edge to provide an outer collar part, cooperating means arranged on said inner part for detachably securing the upper edges of the inner band together substantially adjacent the ends thereof, a supporting member consisting of a strip of flexible material corresponding in length with the length of said outer part of the collar and of a width at each end and at the band intermediate the ends of substantially the same width as the outer portion of the collar, and means on the inner side of said rolled over outer part of the. collar for detachably securing said support in place, whereby the outer part is stiffened and supported from .end to end adjacent its juncture with the inner part.

2. In a collarof the kind described and in combination, a collar consisting of an inner part arranged for attachment at the lower edge to a shirt band and rolled over at its upper edge to provide an outer collar part, and means arranged on said inner part for detachably securing the upper edges of the inner band together substantially adjacent the ends there0f,'consisting of a part arranged on the inner side of the inner part adjacent the end, and a cooperating part arranged on the outer side of the inner part at the other end, and means for stiii'ening the collar.

In testimony whereof, I have hereunto signed my name in the presence of two subscribing witnesses.

JAMES L. MURPHY.

CHARLES I. Conn. 

